What is the function and significance of the long lens?

1, which truly reproduces complete space-time.

Long shots require the continuity of time, the integrity of the spatial environment and the continuity of the characters' behavior in the spatial environment, so that the audience can have a strong sense of reality.

2. A broader perspective

The long shot shows a broad and far-reaching objective vision, and the audience can get more information about the extension of the story from the picture, so as to deeply think about the inner meaning of the film.

3. Create a documentary style.

Long shots are shot in a unified time and space, so long shots have a strong documentary style.

4. Express the inner world of the characters.

The emotional thoughts and behaviors of characters in long shots are mostly related to the objective environment in which the characters live. When watching movies, the audience's understanding of the characters increases the consideration of the background of the characters, and the understanding of the characters is more comprehensive.

The meaning of the long lens:

The appearance of long shots is regarded as a revolution in film aesthetics. The aesthetic function of long lens has greatly promoted the development of film language, brought about the revolution of film expression means and created a new screen form. In a sense, there is no modern film without a long lens.